Colorado State University-Fort Collins
CSU Dance · College of Liberal Arts — School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
- Where
- Fort Collins, CO
- Degrees
- BFA · BA
- Ballet
- Modern
- Contemporary
- Jazz
- Tap
- African
About the Program
CSU Dance, housed in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance within the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, offers a collaborative dance training center and degrees designed to prepare majors for careers in dance-related fields. Students train in ballet and modern/contemporary technique alongside performance, choreography, pedagogy, production, and theoretical coursework. The program offers a B.F.A. in Dance, a B.F.A. in Dance with an Education Concentration, and a B.A. in Dance, all requiring a successful audition for entrance.
Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
- Dance Education Concentration
Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Concentrations
CourseworkRepresentative courses and the shape of the curriculum.
BFA is 120 credits over 4 years, with eight levels of technique in modern and ballet, three progressive choreography levels, performance/production practicums, pedagogy courses, dance history (Western and non-Western), seminars (improvisation, body anatomy), a capstone concert, and an internship. Curricular focus areas (per the CSU Dance program page) are emphases rather than formal degree concentrations: Performance, Technique, and Repertoire; Choreography and Improvisation; Pedagogy; History and Theory; and Technical Production and Design. African diaspora ("Dances of the African Diaspora") and musical tap are taught.
Notable Faculty
- Chung-Fu Chang
- Madeline Harvey
- Emily Morgan
FacilitiesStudios, theatres and performance spaces on campus.
Program is housed in the University Center for the Arts, with live musical accompaniment for technique classes.
Performance Opportunities
Four main-stage productions annually, plus Fall and Spring Dance Concerts, a Dance Capstone Concert series, and community outreach engagements. Auditions are held each semester for enrolled dance technique students.
Rankings & AlumniWhere the program ranks and the alumni it has produced.
Rankings
Institutionally accredited in the arts via NASM (Music) and NAST (Theatre); not NASD (Dance) accredited as of July 2026.
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